1971 Dart Swinger Worm Gear Adjustment

adriver said
On this point.
Rebuild the whole front end.
Or you MAY have to be back there.
Not worth it.
Pay for alignment twice?
(see my new DYI thread).:eek:
Fastrax review and alignment questions for the pros.
I buy my hard parts locally so I can see what comes in the MOOG box.
One never knows origin these days.
If I don't like them from China or something, it's easier than shipping.
I would stay with the stock upper control arms if you already have disk brakes
Just because I'm thrifty and that is good enough for me.
"Rubber".
I use polygrahite bushing in all points except the brake strut rods.
I use rubber there. I just don't like the way poly does not compress AT ALL there.
I polygraphite in the LCA and have no issues with long use.
Some people prefer stock rubber though.

Thanks for getting back. If I choose to completely rebuild the front end a lot of the work already done I'll be paying twice for (idler arms, tie rods, shocks, both sets of ball joints). My thoughts initially were to buy new tubular upper and lowers and do the coil over conversion all at once (I know that's also replacing ball joints twice but at least the rest is still there). Is there any compatibility issues with doing that? Is it worth doing that? Meaning, will the performance be better if the steering column and the connecting knuckle are replaced and I stay with the power steering, but yet go to a coil over tubular upper and lower set?

The only problem I have with going to a manual steering box is that my wife will drive the car also and I'm not sure about her ability to handle it. If say she's sitting at a stop light, I know that once you start rolling it's much easier but that's a little bit different driving than a car with power steering, you generally have to give yourself more space before you get into a turn to allow for the car to start moving and then negotiate the turn. Not impossible obviously but still something to consider. I want her to be able to drive the car also, and I just don't want her to have any reservations about taking it out when she wants to. Bigger rubber also, these are 17" wheels and 255x55 so that's going to make it a little bit harder with manual as well, won't it?

Just trying to consider all angles here that's all. Thanks very much for the advice, it's definitely appreciated.